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SFO to LGB: distance & flight time
San Francisco (San Francisco International Airport) → Long Beach (Long Beach /Daugherty Field/ Airport)
354 mi
569 km · 307 nm
1h 24m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading southeast
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Flight time details
354 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 24m gate to gate, flying southeast. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Both airports share the same local time, so schedules read exactly as flown.
The two airports
- SFO — San Francisco International Airport · San Francisco, United States
- LGB — Long Beach /Daugherty Field/ Airport · Long Beach, United States
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
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Near SFO
- SQL · San Carlos Airport10 mi away
- HAF · Half Moon Bay Airport10 mi away
- OAK · Metropolitan Oakland International Airport11 mi away
- NGZ · Alameda Naval Air Station12 mi away
Near LGB
- LAX · Los Angeles International Airport17 mi away
- FUL · Fullerton Municipal Airport11 mi away
- TOA · Zamperini Field11 mi away
- HHR · Jack Northrop Field Hawthorne Municipal Airport13 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is SFO from LGB?
The flight distance from San Francisco (SFO) to Long Beach (LGB) is 354 miles (569 km, 307 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from SFO to LGB?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 24m gate to gate. Actual time varies with winds, routing and season — eastbound transatlantic flights, for example, are usually faster than the return.
What is the cheapest way to fly from SFO to LGB?
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